STATE EX REL. FOSTER v. R. McKENZIE

No. 49266.

683 S.W.2d 270 (1984)

STATE of Missouri, ex rel., Gary L. FOSTER, Petitioner, v. Honorable Ronald R. McKENZIE and Dean Mason, Sheriff, Respondents.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division One.

October 23, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Patrick Wheeler, Canton, for petitioner.

John Munson Morris, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, Mark Steven Wasinger, Hannibal, for respondents.


DOWD, Presiding Judge.

Petitioner Gary L. Foster was confined for civil contempt arising from his failure to pay child support, maintenance, and attorney fees as ordered in a divorce decree. On his petition, we issued a Writ of Habeas Corpus, which we made absolute, ordering petitioner's discharged from confinement. We state our reasons in this opinion.

On August 2, 1984, a hearing was held on Dyan (Foster) Brooke's motion to hold petitioner in contempt. At...

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